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Butter - thanks for your input great post and has given me lots to think about . im alot like my dd where i can not relate to people my own age . i try but it doesnt come naturally all my friends are at least 5-10 years older and i feel like i fit in better . i was chastised for this when i was younger . mum couldnt understand why i had no friends in my grade and took me haning out with older kids as rebellion , and made me suffer for it . and like you i was told off about my social skills , and now as an adult im unsure how to act , so i just stay quiet and speak when im spoken to , sad really as inside im quite bubbly .

kiwi , no one i know really understands us . gabbi is a kid who is on the move all the time , people think shes so cute and funny and joke about keeping her and taking her home with them , me and DH joke back and say , take her please . we need a break lol ...
but they only she her for a little bit , when its 24/7 of go go go its a different story , and yes i find if i bring it up , people dont really accept it , either they think im lying or cant control my kids ... I just want someone with kids my age to relate to , alot of people i talk to are older and have gifted grandkids who are 16 or 17 lol not much help when my kid is only 2 .
we are in ipswich QLD .